At Issue

Episodes

1. Can Alberta Premier Danielle Smith control UCP separatists?

   23 Oct 2026 · 25 min

   Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her party is committed to Canada but will UCP separatists play ball? B.C. stares down a close provincial election race after David Eby's big gamble. And, what to make of U.S.…

2. Carney urges Albertans to choose Canada

   16 Oct 2026 · 22 min

   Prime Minister Mark Carney urges Albertans to choose Canada in the province's upcoming referendum, but will his message change minds? How provincial leaders are handling the separatist push. And is nationalizng Stelco…

3. What the PQ's return means for Carney and Canada

   9 Oct 2026 · 25 min

   What does the Parti Québécois's win mean for a federal government now facing separatist challenges on two fronts? The Liberals' major projects bill faces stiffening pushback. And the PQ’s uphill battle to abolish the…

4. Carney fast-tracks a West Coast pipeline

   2 Oct 2026 · 23 min

   Prime Minister Mark Carney puts a West Coast pipeline on the approval fast track ahead of the Alberta referendum. The Parti Québécois emerges as an election frontrunner. And another Conservative MP announces his…

5. Is Carney pushing too hard to speed up project approvals?

   25 Sep 2026 · 22 min

   The Liberals move to ram through accelerated major project approvals as unions push back over workers' rights. B.C.’s snap election call: prudent response to Trump's trade threats or opportunistic fear-mongering? And…

6. Is Carney’s Europe pivot in Canada’s best interest?

   18 Sep 2026 · 25 min

   Prime Minister Mark Carney moves to deepen ties with the European Union, but is it in Canada’s best interest? The Liberals try to lure foreign investment. And Stephen Harper stands behind the decision to walk away from…

7. Canada faces more U.S. trade war escalation

   9 Sep 2026 · 23 min

   With Canada's $28 billion tit-for-tat counter-tariffs sparking further U.S. tariffs and outright bans on some Canadian products, the At Issue panel breaks down Canada's strategy, what it might do next, and what all the…

8. Carney’s decision to abandon trade talks

   25 Aug 2026 · 13 min

   Canada-U.S. trade talks collapse and Donald Trump threatens even more tariffs. Was it the right decision for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to walk away and is a deal still possible? Rosemary Barton hosts…

9. Carney's G7 hits and misses

   19 Jun 2026 · 23 min

   Mark Carney's mixed-bag G7 trip wins big interest in Canadian oil, and another snub from Donald Trump. Analyzing the big challenges facing the Liberals in the fall. And the Conservatives call out Carney for skipping…

10. Canada scrambles to bridge U.S. trade divide

    12 Jun 2026 · 25 min

    Canada grapples with more Trump threats to free trade and a delay in opening the new Gordie Howe bridge. The Liberals move against social media but not everyone's on board. And Pierre Poilievre pitches Albertans on…

11. Carney fends off recession accusations

    5 Jun 2026 · 23 min

    Mark Carney fends off accusations of driving Canada into a recession. What ordering the CRTC to back down over its 'Netflix tax' means for U.S. trade negotiations. And are some Liberal MPs chafing under Mark Carney's…

12. Will Donald Trump's revenge tour backfire? | Analysis from Washington

    30 May 2026 · 33 min

    CBC’s weekly podcast, Two Blocks from the White House, takes a clear-eyed look at what’s happening in the U.S. right now and what it means for Canadians. From a $1.8 billion US fund for Donald Trump allies, which some…

13. Carney says Canada can make America great again

    29 May 2026 · 25 min

    Prime Minister Mark Carney tells U.S. investors how Canada 'will help make America great again.' Climate frustrations push Steven Guilbeault to quit politics. And Alberta’s separatist moves are slammed as a threat to…

14. What Stephen Colbert’s cancellation says about Trump’s America | Analysis from Washington

    23 May 2026 · 30 min

    CBC’s weekly podcast, Two Blocks from the White House, takes a clear-eyed look at what’s happening in the U.S. right now and what it means for Canadians. In this episode, the final episode of The Late Show with…

15. Alberta premier's move to keep separation referendum alive

    22 May 2026 · 23 min

    Premier Danielle Smith addresses Alberta's sovereignty quagmire with plans for a referendum on having the original separatism referendum. How other provinces are reacting to the Ottawa-Alberta energy deal. Plus, what…

16. Has Trump made conspiracy theories mainstream? | Analysis from Washington

    16 May 2026 · 28 min

    CBC’s weekly podcast, Two Blocks from the White House, takes a clear-eyed look at what’s happening in the U.S. right now and what it means for Canadians. In this episode, Washington correspondents Katie Simpson, Paul…

17. How is Mark Carney balancing energy ambitions and climate concerns?

    15 May 2026 · 23 min

    The Liberals announce their plans to double Canada’s electricity grid by 2050 and build on changes to project approvals with progress on pipeline and an industrial price on carbon - but is the caucus behind him? Plus,…

18. Is U.S. Voting set to change forever? | Analysis from Washington

    9 May 2026 · 28 min

    CBC’s weekly podcast, Two Blocks from the White House, takes a clear-eyed look at what’s happening in the U.S. right now and what it means for Canadians. This week’s episode of Two Blocks from the White House looks at…

19. Will a pipeline push soothe separatist sentiment?

    8 May 2026 · 22 min

    Will Carney’s move to speed up natural resource project approvals — including pipelines — soothe separatist sentiment in Alberta? Plus, reports Honda might abandon its EV battery plant plans and the growing push for a…

20. The costs of Carney's spending plans

    1 May 2026 · 24 min

    What Mark Carney's spending goals outlined in the spring economic update mean for the deficit. Conservatives battle Liberal efforts to move committees behind closed doors. And how will Carney's new sovereign wealth…